Children’s Reactions to Trauma-related News Media
Following the Newtown school shooting, a fact sheet on the effects of trauma-related news media on children.
Resources for Homicide & Mass Shooting, Classroom Resources
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Homicide on Campus: Student Journalists Reflect
October 9, 2010 by Brian Feulner
Sacramento State Hornet student journalists were among the first to arrive at the scene where a student was beaten to death and his alleged assailant was shot by police. Four editors recall their experiences covering the tragic event.
2010 Dart Awards: Shaping Complicated Narratives
April 15, 2010
Journalists from The St. Petersburg Times, ProPublica and the New York Times talk through the process of shaping their long and complicated Dart Award-winning narratives.
Witnessing and Picturing Violence
December 14, 2009 by Donna DeCesare
In a multimedia presentation on covering gangs and paramilitaries, earthquakes and HIV, a photographer and educator explores how collaboration is the key to making images that are both powerful and responsible.
Covering a Tragedy: NIU
April 20, 2009 by Hassan Ali
A former news editor of the student paper at the University of Chicago with close ties to the journalism community at NIU explores a side of that campus's tragedy that the major media outlets overlooked.
Covering School Shootings
April 20, 2009
In this video, student journalists and advisers from Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University explain how they reported on mass-casualty attacks on their respective campuses.
Weathering the Trauma Storms: Developing Interviewing Techniques
June 30, 2007 by Gavin Rees
Nearly every journalist in the course of their career will interview people who have experienced significant trauma. But how many receive any training for the task? This article describes how role-playing traumatic incidents might give student journalists valuable insight and hone crucial interviewing skills.